WNBA · Playoffs 2023updated 02:00 UTC

Las Vegas vs New York

Finals of the 2023 WNBA playoffs: the series, and each team's eight main players, how they are playing, against this opponent and in past playoffs.

Finals · Best of 5 · first to 3 wins

Las Vegas Aces against New York Liberty

Seed 1Las Vegas AcesLas Vegas3 wins
Seed 2New York LibertyNew York1 win

Las Vegas won 3⁠–⁠1

Head to head

2023 regular season: Las Vegas 2, New York 2 (games won)

Earlier playoff meetings

None since 2021.

The betting market before each game

Before game 1: Las Vegas 62⁠–⁠69% to win the series (19 betting sites)
Before game 2, Las Vegas leading 1⁠–⁠0: Las Vegas 77⁠–⁠82% to win the series (20 betting sites)
Before game 3, Las Vegas leading 2⁠–⁠0: Las Vegas 91⁠–⁠93% to win the series (21 betting sites)
Before game 4, Las Vegas leading 2⁠–⁠1: Las Vegas 58⁠–⁠64% to win the series (18 betting sites)

Each from that game's last prices before it started. The market's view, not our pick.

Our picks in this series

We did not publish WNBA picks before 2026.

The players

Each team's eight main players, by minutes played in this series; an injured regular keeps her place. Tap a player for her last ten games, her record against this opponent and her past playoff series.

Numbers are averages per game: Min = minutes played, Pts = points, Reb = rebounds, Ast = assists. The change row compares this series with her regular season; “same” means within about a tenth.

Las Vegas Aces

Kelsey PlumShooting guardMinPtsRebAstSeries38.121.34.04.0Season32.418.72.44.5ChangeupupupdownPlayed 4 of 4 games in this series.
Jackie YoungSmall forwardMinPtsRebAstSeries36.318.54.55.0Season31.517.64.03.8ChangeupsameupupPlayed 4 of 4 games in this series.
A'ja WilsonPower forwardMinPtsRebAstSeries34.921.312.51.5Season30.722.89.51.6ChangeupsameupsamePlayed 4 of 4 games in this series.
Alysha ClarkShooting guardMinPtsRebAstSeries28.18.55.02.0Season22.56.73.41.1ChangeupupupupPlayed 4 of 4 games in this series.
Chelsea GrayShooting guardMinPtsRebAstSeries36.215.05.07.3Season32.215.34.07.3ChangeupsameupsamePlayed 3 of 4 games in this series.
Kiah StokesCenterMinPtsRebAstSeries23.22.76.72.0Season19.82.25.90.6ChangeupupupupPlayed 3 of 4 games in this series.
Sydney ColsonMinPtsRebAstSeries5.40.50.50.3Season4.81.30.40.8ChangeupdownsamedownPlayed 4 of 4 games in this series.
Kierstan BellSmall forwardMinPtsRebAstSeries2.50.50.00.0Season11.83.71.60.5ChangedowndowndowndownPlayed 4 of 4 games in this series.

New York Liberty

Breanna StewartPower forwardMinPtsRebAstSeries36.416.312.03.5Season34.123.09.33.8ChangesamedownupsamePlayed 4 of 4 games in this series.
Betnijah Laney-HamiltonShooting guardMinPtsRebAstSeries35.112.52.53.0Season30.012.83.32.4ChangeupsamedownupPlayed 4 of 4 games in this series.
Sabrina IonescuGuardMinPtsRebAstSeries33.49.83.85.5Season31.517.05.65.4ChangesamedowndownsamePlayed 4 of 4 games in this series.
Jonquel JonesCenterMinPtsRebAstSeries33.017.89.81.3Season25.011.38.41.8ChangeupupupdownPlayed 4 of 4 games in this series.
Courtney VanderslootGuardMinPtsRebAstSeries29.812.54.55.5Season30.410.53.58.1ChangesameupupdownPlayed 4 of 4 games in this series.
Marine JohannesShooting guardMinPtsRebAstSeries15.24.81.01.5Season18.97.11.41.7ChangedowndownsamesamePlayed 4 of 4 games in this series.
Kayla ThorntonSmall forwardMinPtsRebAstSeries9.73.50.80.0Season17.34.53.50.7ChangedowndowndowndownPlayed 4 of 4 games in this series.
Stefanie DolsonCenterMinPtsRebAstSeries4.71.00.30.3Season11.94.02.01.2ChangedowndowndowndownPlayed 4 of 4 games in this series.